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Familiar with remote PC access? It is a nice way to access a computer without even being in close proximity of it. Through remote PC access, you can access data from different computer, no matter where it is located in the world. Want to learn how you can access data from different computer? You can do it easily with some tech support.
It is important to access data from different computer. But the question is, WHY? For an Example - you need to access some important data stored in a computer far away from your present location. In such a situation, remote PC access could prove to be pretty useful. By the same way, you can also go for remote PC repair. Now, the question is, how can you access data from another computer? The following steps will describe how to do it.
1. Right click on My Network Places (if you have Windows Vista or Windows 7), then click on Network, select Map Network Drive.
2. Enter "\computer_namec$" into the text box if you want to access data from another computer's "C" drive, for instance. Replace "computer name" with the name of the computer. The "C" drive always has a dollar sign suffix.
3. Now click on Finish and double click on My Computer to verify that the download has completed or not. For Vista and Windows 7 the icon is called computer.
4. Now double click on New Mapped Drive. Now you can download file from the mapped drive to the local C drive. Now if you double click on the files, you can edit or read the files from the remote machine.
Isn't it so simple to access your data from other computer? The same technology is also used in remote tech support services. But before accessing data from another computer, you need to network your computer to share files and information. You can network two or hundred computer for small business to share your files and folders. And mapping network drive will allow you to do that.
